1
as in mourning
to feel or express sorrow for
she lamented the loss of her beloved pet to a degree that went way beyond words
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2
as in regretting
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
the youth lamented not having spent more time with his late grandfather
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Recent Examples of lamenting
Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
In lamenting that tendency, Kingsnorth joins a chorus as old as civilization.
—Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
The self-deprecation added to the chorus lamenting his skid at the plate.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The city of San Jose and Mayor Matt Mahan had sponsored the bill, lamenting how the longstanding rules handcuffed their ability to address the thousands of shopping carts left on city streets and in its waterways.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Advertisement While most movies would try to paint James as a sympathetic figure, a white man whose stymied ambitions are worth lamenting, The Mastermind doesn’t.
—Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
He is compensated for lamenting and comforting grieving families during funerals.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
The first baseman's injury was used as something of an excuse to the Red Sox' imperfections this season, but that lamenting often overlooked the reality that Casas was not playing well before getting hurt.
—Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Between more serious messages, her speeches often featured her whooping like a chimpanzee or lamenting that Tarzan chose the wrong Jane.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
Instagram page @NYDrillOfficial posted a clip from the channel News 12 showing New Yorkers lamenting the SNAP shutdown.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
In lamenting that tendency, Kingsnorth joins a chorus as old as civilization.
—Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
The self-deprecation added to the chorus lamenting his skid at the plate.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The city of San Jose and Mayor Matt Mahan had sponsored the bill, lamenting how the longstanding rules handcuffed their ability to address the thousands of shopping carts left on city streets and in its waterways.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Advertisement While most movies would try to paint James as a sympathetic figure, a white man whose stymied ambitions are worth lamenting, The Mastermind doesn’t.
—Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
He is compensated for lamenting and comforting grieving families during funerals.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
The first baseman's injury was used as something of an excuse to the Red Sox' imperfections this season, but that lamenting often overlooked the reality that Casas was not playing well before getting hurt.
—Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Between more serious messages, her speeches often featured her whooping like a chimpanzee or lamenting that Tarzan chose the wrong Jane.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamenting
Adjective
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But his crying scene in Ford v Ferrari is one for the ages.—
Michael Granberry,
Dallas News,
17 Jan. 2020
Verb
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Alex Vesia and Kayla Vesia are mourning the loss of their infant daughter.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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In addition to family and fans, his teammates are mourning the loss of the promising young second-year player, who scored his first NFL touchdown on Monday Night Football two days before his death.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, the success of his industry satire—co-created by Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory and Frida Perez—has resulted in several industry folks regretting their previous rejections of Rogen.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Jordan clarifies that his comment about regretting introducing Luca to Megan had nothing to do with Megan and was more about his decision to be on Love Is Blind when his son needs stability.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Sitting opposite an old people’s home in a residential corner of Paris’ 14th arrondissement, La Santé’s unassuming presence is only given away by the occasional wailing siren as prisoners are transported to and from the site.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.—
David Mamet,
National Review,
11 Aug. 2022
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
Adjective
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Everyone's a little sad in The Holdovers, Alexander Payne's charmingly sour comedy about a student stuck at his New England boarding school over the holidays with only his grouchy professor (Paul Giamatti) and the school cook (Da'Vine Joy Randolph) for company.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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The 25-year-old wide receiver is sad to see his teammates go, but trusts the vision of the New York front office.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Mamdani's win was seen as an upset to the establishment, since the 67-year-old Cuomo is the son of a three-time New York governor and held the position himself for a decade beginning in 2011.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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Boise State fans could have been upset when they were upset at home by Fresno State as their season continued to slide away from them.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Lamenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamenting. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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